• Song:

    Thick

  • Artist:

    Tonic

  • Album:

    Live in Holland

Tonic - 'Thick'
From 'Lemon Parade'
tuning: Rhythm is DGDGBD (Open G tuning)
        Lead is standard
tabbed by jjhand
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Intro- Fuzz Distorted Rhythm Guitar & vocal, play 2x

  DmD|-8---8---8---8---8-7---|-5---5---5--0-0-0-0-0-0--| (xx0231@1)B|-8---8---8---8---8-8-6-|-6---6---6--2-2-2/3-3-3--|
G|-0---0---0---0---0-0-0-|-0---0---0--0-0-0-0-0-0--|
D|-0---0---0---0---0-0-0-|-0---0---0--0-0-0-0-0-0--|
G|-0---0---0---0---0-0-0-|-0---0---0--0------------|
D|-----------------------|-------------------------|
Lyrics:  "Oh my sugar she won't bend,"

D|--------8----------8-----|-5---5---5--0-0-0-0-0-0--|
B|--------8----------8-----|-6---6---6--2-2-2/3-3-3--|
G|-0-0-0--0---0-0-0--0-0-0-|-0---0---0--0-0-0-0-0-0--|
D|-0-0-0--0---0-0-0--0-0-0-|-0---0---0--0-0-0-0-0-0--|
G|-0-0-0--0---0-0-0--0-0-0-|-0---0---0--0------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
               "Fly with me"

 On repeat: "On your love she will depend,  Fly with me"



Verse: Repeat these 4 bars 4x
   G (320003@1)                            F (133211@1)          * first time only
D|------------------------------|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|--------------------------*3--|
D|------------------------------|--------------------------*3--|
G|-7--7--7-----7-7-7-7--7---7-7-|-5--5--5----5-5-5-5--5---5-5--| 
D|-5--5--5-----5-5-5-5--5---5-5-|-3--3--3----3-3-3-3--3---3-3--| 
   
1.	"When you're down and feelin' low"
2.      "Not quite paid for; not quite sold"
3.	"And they all have got you tricked"
4.	"And the world has left you thick"

   C (x32010@1)         F (133211@1) CD|-----------------------------|----------------------------------| (x32010@1)B|-------5h6---6-6-5-5---------|----------5h6-6-6-6p0-------------|
G|-5--5--5-----5-5-5-5---x-x-5-|-(5)---5--5---5-5-5p0-------------|
D|-5--5--5h7---7-7-5-5---x-x-5-|-(5)---5--5h7-7-7-7p0-------------|
G|-5--5_______________---x-x-5-|-(5)---5--------------5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|-----------------------------|----------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-|
   ^
  no vocal on this line



Chorus - Let notes ring and play all 2x through for 8 bars total

  play 3x                                4th bar:  
   Rhythm                                       
D|----------------------0---|            |-----------------|
B|----------------------3---|            |-3--------3------|
G|----------------------3---|            |-3-----3------3--|
D|-3/5\3/5\3p0----------5---|            |-5---------------|
G|-3/5\3/5\3p0----5--0--0---|            |-0---------------|
D|----------------3---------|            |-----------------|
 |
 | Lead
e|--------------------------|            |-----------------|
B|--------------------------|            |-----------------|
G|-3/5\3/5\3p0--------------|            |-8-----8-----8---|
D|-3/5\3/5\3p0----------5---|            |-6-----6-----6---|
A|----------------3--/5-5---|            |-6-----6-----6---|
E|----------------1--/3-3---|            |-----------------|

1. "My love,    she dreams,    when she sleeps with broken faces inside"
2. "Cold water,  runs deep,     when she sleeps with broken faces"



Play Verse riff Again

Before 2nd Chorus, Lead Guitar plays (at 2:01)
e|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
A|-2-------2--3--5-|-3---------------|---------------------|
E|-----------------|---------5--3--1-|-3-------------------|


Play Chorus again



Solo:
  play this line 2x
e|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|---5---5---5-----5---5---5-----|---5---5---5-----6----6----6------|
G|---7b9-7b9-7b9---7b9-7b9-7b9---|---7b9-7b9-7b9---8b10-8b10-8b10---|
D|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|


  bar 5
e|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|----------------5-5-8b10__b10~~-|
G|-b9r7-5-7~---5-7-5---5---------5-|-------5---5-7b9----------------|
D|-------------------7-----7-5h7---|---------7----------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-5------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---8-5--------------------------|

e|-5-5---------------5-5-------------|-----5-5---------------------------|
B|-5-5-5---5---5-----5-5-5---5---5---|-5---5-5-5---------------6----6----|
G|-----7b9-7b9-7b9-------7b9-7b9-7b9-|-7b9-----7b9---7b9r7-5-7-8b10-8b10-|
D|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

Rhythm part during solo (play 8x)
D|--------------------------|-------------------------|
B|--------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-6-6-6---6---6-6-6---6----|-6-6-6---6---7-7-7---7---|
D|-5-5-5---5---5-5-5---5----|-5-5-5---5---6-6-6---6---|
G|-6-6-6---6---6-6-6---6----|-6-6-6---6---7-7-7---7---|
D|-7-7-7---7---7-7-7---7----|-7-7-7---7---8-8-8---8---|



Next:
Play first line of Intro 4x on Rhythm Guitar, and add :

Acoustic Intro (use acoustic simulator to get acoustic tone if you don't have one)
D|-0-0-0-0-0----0--0-0-0-0----|-0-0-0-0-0---0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0--|
B|-2/3-3-3-3----3--3-3-3-3----|-3-3-3-3-3---3-3--2--2-2/3-3-3--|
G|-0-0-0-0-0----0--0-0-0-0----|-0-0-0-0-0---0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0--|
D|-0-0-0-0-0----0--0-0-0-0----|-0-0-0-0-0---0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0--|
G|-0-0-0-0-0----0--0-0-0-0----|-0-0-0-0-0---0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0--|
D|----------------------------|--------------------------------|



Play Chorus once more and go to ending:

Lead Ending (with Rhythm playing first line of intro 6x)
D|-0--0--0----0--0-0--0---|-0--0-0--0---0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
B|-3--3--3----3--3-3--3---|-3--3-3--3---3---2-2-2-2/3-3-3--| play 6x
G|-0--0--0----0--0-0--0---|-0--0-0--0---0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
D|-0--0--0----0--0-0--0---|-0--0-0--0---0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
G|-0--0--0----0--0-0--0---|-0--0-0--0---0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
D|------------------------|--------------------------------|
 
on last repeat, slow chords at ending


|Key:
===================
| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| x  Mute note (or rake)
| b  bend (bends with vibrato bar indicated)
| r  release bend


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